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EPHRAIM M. TURNER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO- B. E. MADDOX, OF FORT \VORTH, TEXAS.

ELEVATED RAILWAY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 488,156, dated December 13, 1892.

Application filed December 14, 1891- serial No. 415,031. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EPHRAIM M. TURNER, of the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Elevated Railways, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to improvements in IO elevated railways; and it consists in the novel arrangement and combination of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter described and designated in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a superstructure embodying my in vention and illustrating a car mounted thereon. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the superstructure, showing a car upon the same and partially broken away. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of one of the posts or columns. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the same.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the supporting posts or columns, which are con- 2 5 structed as follows:

2 represents a casting having four webs 3 for strengthening the said casting. Formed upon the upper end of said casting 2 are five sockets 4 and each provided with internal 3o screw-threads, into which are screwed supports and braces, as hereinafter more fully described. The lower end of the casting 2 is provided with two sockets 5, also provided with internal screw-threads, into which sock- 3 5 ets two posts 6 are adapted to be screwed,the lower ends of said posts diverging and being screwed in suitable castings 7, placed upon and secured to the ground.

9 represents a short post, the lower end of which is screwed into the center socket 4, and 10-represents the braces, the lower ends of which are screwed into the sockets 4, located on either side of the center socket.

11 represents a horizontal base-plate having a depending web 12, and formed in the center of said web is a screw-threaded socket 13, which socket receives the upper end of the short post 9.

At a suitable distance from the ends of the web 12 of the base-plate are formed two screwthreaded sockets 14, which are arranged at an angle to said web corresponding to the angle of the supports 10, into which sockets the upper ends of the braces 10 are screwed or otherwise secured. To both sides of the web 12 are formed sockets 15, which are four in number and are adapted to receive the ends of supplemental arches, as hereinafter more fully set forth.

16 represents two sockets, which are formed with the casting 2 and are oppositely located and are adapted to receive the ends of the main arch 17. The said main arch 17 extends or leads from said sockets 16 at both ends of the same to a height corresponding, preferably, to the height of the guide-rails.

The parts having been united, as above described, and the supporting posts or columns 1 suitably secured to the ground, the remaining parts are united to form a superstructure, as follows: To the upper surface of the baseplate 11 are secured four vertical supports 18, the lower'ends of which are bent at an angle and secured to the said base-plate by bolts 19. The supports 18 are arranged at a suitable distance apart, which gives the desired width to the road. The upper ends of the supports 18 are slightly bent, and to said bent ends the web 20 of the guide-rails 21 are secured. 22 represents V-shaped braces, the ends of which are also united to the said web portions of the guide-rails by means of bolts 23. The median portions of said V-shaped braces 22 rest upon the upper surface of the base-plate 11, and upon said braces at said portions of the same traflic-rails 24 are adapted to be placed and secured thereon. Secured intermediate of the columns 1 and to the lower surface of the traffic-rails are any number of V-shaped supports 22 and con- 0 nected to the guide-rails 21, in a manner as previously described. Intermediate of said columns 1 are secured any number of supplemental braces 25, as shown in Fig. 1,the ends of which are secured to the web of the guide- 5 rails, and the traffic-rails 24:, adapted to rest upon the median portions. 26 represents supplemental braces, which partially encircle the main arch 17 at their median portions, the ends of which extend over and are suitably I00 attached to the supports 18.

In practice and as shown Iuse two supplemental arches 27, the ends of which are secured in the sockets 15, carried by the web portion of the base-plate 11. To the supports '18 and to the sides of the supplemental structure, posts or columns located and secured to the ground at a suitable distance apart, sockets formed in the upper ends of the same, base-plates secured to the said posts by means of short posts and braces, main arches, such as 17, leading from post to post and united to the same below the bed of the road, braces, such as 18, secured to the baseplates for holding and supporting suitable guide-rails, and braces leading from said sup ports 18 and united with the said main arches, substantially as set forth.

2. An elevated railway comprising a superstructure, posts or columns 1, consisting of castings 2, legs or supports 6, secured to the same and supporting the said castings, sockets formed in the upper ends of the said castings, posts 9 and braces 10, secured in the socket 4 and supporting suitable base-plates, supports, such as 18, secured to the said baseplates at a relative distance apart for supporting suitable guide-rails, braces, such as 22, leading from the said guide-rails and resting upon the said base-plates for receiving the traffic-rails, main arches, such as 17, leading postand connected to the same below the base 7 of the track-bed, base-plates secured to and mounted upon said posts or columns, and braces or supports 18, secured to said baseplates and located on each side of the said arch forsupportin g suitable traffic and guide rails, substantially as set forth.

4. The herein-described elevated railway, comprising a superstructure suitably mounted upon posts orcolumns, supports, such as 18, and braces, such as 22, supporting four guiderails and two traffic-rails, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EPHRAIM M. TURNER.

Witnesses:

ED. LONGAN,

O. F. KELLER. 

